EU WARNING: Brexiteer says Brussels on 'cliff edge of disaster' and Brexit is NOT to blame

THE European Union is on the “cliff edge of disaster” and the “popular revolt” against the Brussels bloc “cannot be blamed on Brexit”, Brexiteer Bernard Jenkin has said as he urged MPs not to collude with the EU in an effort to force Britain into a second referendum.

Prominent Tory Brexiteer Bernard Jenkin blamed the rise of populist parties across the continent on the European Union’s “undemocratic and unaccountable” nature as he warned MPs against plans to scupper Brexit. Addressing MPs in the Commons on Friday, Mr Jenkin said: “Elsewhere in the EU, extremism is becoming far more entrenched than here. AfD in Germany. The Gilets Jaunes on the streets of Paris, Lega Nord in Italy, which has actually taken power.

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Revolt against the immovability of the EU consensus in the rest of the EU cannot be blamed on Brexit

Bernard Jenkin

“Popular revolt against the immovability of the established EU consensus in the rest of the EU cannot be blamed on Brexit.

“On the contrary, in our broad, largely two-party democracy, we have proved to be the most durable and resistant to extremism because we absorb and reflect the effects of political and economic shocks.”

He added: “The EU is a profoundly undemocratic and unaccountable institution whose biggest project, the euro, has inflicted far worse disaster on business, individuals and families in many countries than even thedirestTreasury forecast for the UK.

“And the economic and political storm clouds are still just gathering over the EU. It is the EU which is on the cliff edge of a disaster, not the UK.”

The Tory MP urged the British politicians to deliver on the vote of 17.4 millions Britons in the 2016 Brexit referendum.

He said: “What are some of this House trying to achieve now? What would be the consequences for the stability and security of our democracy if the Government let the politicians turn on the majority of their own voters?”

Mr Jenkin said Britons did not vote to “accept whatever deal the EU is prepared to offer” and will leave “whether or not the EU gives us permission”.

He continued his warning to “shameful” politicians wanting to stop Brexit and added: “They did not vote to remain as the only alternative to a bad deal. They did not vote for the EU to hold the UK hostage.

“Nor did they vote for a second referendum. Of course, that is what the EU really wants, which is why they won’t give a good deal.

“And it is shameful that so many leading political figures from our country have been shipping themselves over to Brussels to tell them not to make concessions in the negotiations with their own government in order to try and get a second referendum.”

The comments come as EU chief Jean-Claude Juncker sent a stark warning to Prime Minister Theresa May on Friday and said she shouldn’t “confuse” their recent discussions with negotiations as the Prime Minister attempts to deliver a number of concessions ahead of the crunch vote on her Brexit deal.

Speaking in Romania, Mr Juncker also urged MPs to back the controversial deal because a no-deal Brexit would be a “disaster” for the United Kingdom.

He said: “I do not like the prospect of a no-deal, which would be a disaster for our British friends.

“Every effort needs to be made to make sure this important issue is resolved satisfactorily.”